Yamaha DB50XG Owner's Manual - rncbc.org

INTRODUCTIONThank you for purchasing the Yamaha DB50XG Sound Daughter Board—a daughter board which attaches to any CreativeLabs SoundBlaster or any sound card which has a WaveBlaster expansion port, to upgrade its sound from FM to highquality wavetable synthesis.Featuring Yamaha’s professional quality AWM2 tone generation technology—which uses high fidelity samples, or waveforms,of musical instrument and other sounds—the DB50XG contains 676 Normal Voices and 21 Drum Voices (percussionsets), features 16 Parts and maximum 32-note polyphony, and is fully compatible with Windows and DOS applications andgames software that support the GM (General MIDI) System Level 1 standard format.The DB50XG also features Yamaha’s new XG-MIDI technology—an exciting breakthrough which not only provides considerablymore Voices than the standard GM selection, but also lets you play more Voices at once, and features a variety of digitaleffects (11 Reverb effects, 11 Chorus effects, and 42 Variation effects) to add unprecedented dimension to your computer’ssound.A special CD-ROM bundled with the daughter board includes songs (in both MIDI and audio formats) and SMF “MIDI clips”which showcase the amazing sonic dimensions of XG, as well as a demo version of Yamaha Visual Arranger software.This Owner’s Manual covers installation and use of the DB50XG, as well as all relevant MIDI information. To ensure properinstallation and use of the hardware and software, and in order to enjoy many years of great sound and performance from yourDB50XG, please read this manual carefully, and be sure to keep it in a safe place for future reference.■ PACKAGE CONTENTSThe DB50XG package includes the items listed below, so before beginning, please take a moment to make sure youhave everything you need.• DB50XG Sound Daughter Board• Owner’s Manual• CD-ROM (includes MIDI data as well as stereo audio tracks of XG demonstration songs plus “MIDIclips”, and a demo version of Yamaha’s Visual Arranger software)NOTICEIf you want to edit the existing MIDI files or create a MIDI song from scratch using various voices and effects fromthe DB50XG, you are required to use an external sequencer which is capable of editing the system exclusivemessages and transmit the parameter changes such as XG System On to the DB50XG. See page 10 for moreinformation on the system exclusive messages.TABLE OF CONTENTSDaughter Board Installation ........................... 2Setting Up MIDI Mapper ................................ 3About the GM and XG ................................... 3DB50XG Overview and Features .................. 4About MIDI .................................................... 6MIDI Data Format .......................................... 7MIDI Data Tables ......................................... 27XG Normal Voice List .................................. 32TG300B Normal Voice List .......................... 34XG Drum Voice List ..................................... 36TG300B Drum Voice List ............................. 37Effect Type List ............................................ 38Effect Parameter List ................................... 39Effect Data Value Assign Table ................... 42Specifications .............................................. 431